The Veteran's left elbow arthritis is granted service connection and rated at 10 percent. The ratings for his left thumb, index finger, long finger, ring finger, and little finger are all denied as they are already at the maximum schedular rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left elbow arthritis was found to have its onset during service and is considered a direct result of that service. For the other fingers, their current ratings are already at the maximum schedular rating (10 percent) under Diagnostic Code 5229 for limitation of motion of the thumb.
- Claimed conditions
- Left elbow arthritis, Left thumb arthritis, Left index finger arthritis, Left long finger arthritis, Left ring finger arthritis, Left little finger arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22005229
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